Description: Written by a distinguished Brazilian academic with effective political experience in reforming the state, this is an innovative analysis of the effects of public management reform on the new state of the twenty-first century. The result is essential reading for all those with an interest in globalization, the politics of the state, and government reform.
Review Quotes: "The world needs talented visionaries, steeped in scholarship and engrossed in practice, such as Bresser-Pereira, a highly regarded intellectual and practitioner of public management and a former (1995-98) minister of reform of Brazil. Highly recommended."--CHOICE